Hikmet Coşkun Gündüz                                                       

Education

• MSc. Computer Engineering, Bogazici University, İstanbul, Turkey. 2006 - ...

• B.Sc. Mathematics and Computer Science Department, Istanbul Bilgi University, İstanbul, Turkey, 2002,        GPA: 78/100.

• High School: Bandırma Şehit Mehmet Gönenç High School, Balıkesir, Turkey, 1997.
  Grade Point Average: 4.86/5.00.

Awards & Achievements

• "Bilimsel Teşvik Ödülü", İstanbul Bilgi University, March 2007.

• Research and Teaching Fellow, İstanbul Bilgi University University, 2002-...

• Full Scholarship awarded by İstanbul Bilgi University, 1997 -2002.

• Ranked 28th of overall in the (LES) Centralised Higher Degree Admission Examination in Turkey, 2001. 

Languages

• Fluent English

Military Obligation

• Completed (31.01.2006)
  

Current Research & Project

• Speech Processing; speech to text applications.
  

• Eye tracking systems
• Image processing systems, identification via fingerprints and palmprints. Histogram based spam analysis.
  

Professional Experience

• [01.12.2004 - 31.07.2005] Member of a project team that made a software for a GSM company for the connection between 3rd parties.
  

• [01.09.2002 - now] Research Assistant & Instructor, Computer Science Department at Bilgi University, İstanbul, TR.

• [01.12.2002 - now] Professional Linux Instructor (about 200 Hrs of education given), Open Sourse Enterprise Center at Bilgi University, İstanbul,TR.
• [01.09.2003 - now] Unix System Administrator, Computer Science Department at Bilgi University, İstanbul, TR.

• [01.06.2000-01.10.2000 ] Consultant in call center at EscortNET, İstanbul, TR.

Computer Skills

• Operating Systems: Linux, Win9x/NT/2000/XP,

• Programming and Scripting: LISP, Prolog, C, Java, MySQL, XML, Assembler, Qt.

• Unix Skills: NFS File system setup  & management, NIS Authentication Server Management,  Apache Web Server setup & management, Postfix Mail Server management.
  

• Lectures:
  
• Voc 104: Unix Use, Installation, and Management, Spring 2003, Istanbul Bilgi University, Computer Science Department and Vocational Studies Programme.
• Assistantship:
• Comp 111: Introduction to Programming I, Fall 2004-2005, Istanbul Bilgi University, Computer Science Department.
• Comp 112: Introduction to Programming II, Spring 2004-2005, Istanbul Bilgi University, Computer Science Department.
• Comp 231&232: Data Structures and Algorithms I and II.
  
• Comp 431: Artificial Intelligence and Symbolic Programming, Fall 2002-2005, Istanbul Bilgi University, Computer Science Department.
• Comp 331: Software Engineering, Fall 2002-2004, Istanbul Bilgi University, Computer Science Department.
• Comp 332: Software Project, Spring 2002-2004, Istanbul Bilgi University, Computer Science Department
• Comp 306: Operating Systems, Spring 2003-2004, Istanbul Bilgi University, Computer Science Department
• Comp 371: Machine Level Programming, Fall 2002-2004, Istanbul Bilgi University, Computer Science Department
• Comp 412: Assembler and Compiler Design, Spring 2002-2005, Istanbul Bilgi University, Computer Science Department
• Comp 403: Image Processing and Computer Vision
  

• "CL-SNA: Social Network Analysis with Lisp", March 2007, International Lisp Conference, Clare College, Cambridge, England.
  
• "Image Based Spam Filtering with Histogram Analysis", December 2006, XI. Turkiye'de Internet Konferansı, TOBB Ekonomi ve Teknoloji Üniversitesi, Ankara, Turkiye.
  
• "Eye Tracking methods and Eyegaze Software", April 13,2004, Bilgi University, İstanbul.
• "E-MBA: Internet Tabanli Yuksekogretimde Basarili Bir Sistem", September 2004, 1st Conference on Ilim ve Tahsilde Enformasyon Teknolojilerinin Uygulanmasi, Qafqaz University & Baku State University, Baku, Azerbaycan.
• H.C. Gunduz, Monte Carlo Algoritmaları, Matematik Dunyasi, 13/1, Bahar-2004, 90-92

Interests & Activities

• Sports: Basketball, Table Tennis, Bowling.
  

• Club & Societies: ACM (Association of Computing Machinery, since 2004).